Sunday, December 27, 2009

黃枝記粥麵店 (Hong Kong)

After a few heavy meals, my family and I want something lighter for dinner. We went to 黃枝記粥麵店 in Central to eat some noodles. This noodle shop is famous for their 竹升麵 (bamboo rise noodles). These noodles are special because they are all hand-made by the master chef sitting on top of a bamboo stick to keep pounding on the dough. The dough is repeatedly pounded upon to increase the elasticity of the dough. I can tell that the noodles are more bouncy and chewy. The noodles are served with 鮮蝦雲吞 (shrimp wontons) and big chunks of 牛腩 (braised beef brisket).



Besides the famous bamboo rise noodles, we also got an order of 水蟹粥 (water crab congee). The crab congee contains half a crab. However, there is not much taste in the crab and the congee is not soft enough. In comparison, the congee from 正斗粥麵專家 is of much better quality.



Another dish that we got is the 沙嗲肥牛河 (satay fatty beef chow fun). The satay sauce is very rich in flavor and it matches well with the chow fun. There are slices of pineapple which adds a sweet taste to the dish to provide some contrast. However, this dish is a big rip-off because it only contains a few slices of fatty beef.



HOKAT Rating:
82/100

Address:
中環蘭桂坊威靈頓街15號B地下
2869-1331

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